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- March 8th, 2011, 8:26 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Magicians fight Hitler
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1840
- December 20th, 2010, 9:05 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Ron Wilson Has Died
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10565
Re: Ron Wilson Has Died
Another huge loss to the magic community! Condolences to his many friends and family.
- December 15th, 2010, 8:46 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Counting Down ...
- Replies: 52
- Views: 11191
Re: Counting Down ...
Wow. Congratulations to everyone involved. This is a wonderful resource for subscribers.
- December 15th, 2010, 8:39 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: David Alexander Has Died...
- Replies: 64
- Views: 17935
Re: David Alexander Has Died...
A terrible loss to the magic community. My condolences to his family and many friends. I will miss his thoughtful and informed writing, and his incredible knowledge of all things magical.
- August 17th, 2010, 6:17 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: September Issue of Genii In the Mail! Have you Received your Copy?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 6977
Re: September Issue of Genii In the Mail! Have you Received your Copy?
Congratulations Richard, and many thanks to you and the Genii staff for so much excellence. I will be renewing my subscription today.
- July 8th, 2010, 8:34 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: New Genii Website Now Live! Free Digital Issues!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 6863
Re: New Genii Website Now Live! Free Digital Issues!
Congratulations on a great design and thanks for access to those issues! Bravo.
- June 24th, 2010, 8:11 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: The Eclectic Deck - a Real World Rainbow Deck -
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5097
Re: The Eclectic Deck - a Real World Rainbow Deck -
Deck arrived promptly yesterday. What a great prop! Thanks David.
- June 9th, 2010, 2:01 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Wild at Heart Ebook - Aldo and Rachel need our help!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4258
- May 30th, 2010, 8:12 am
- Forum: Alternative Media
- Topic: New film "The Illusionist" (no not that one , the NEW one)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6880
Re: New film "The Illusionist" (no not that one , the NEW one)
Thanks for posting this. Really looking forward to it.
- December 6th, 2008, 2:25 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Forrest J Ackerman Dead
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3765
Re: Forrest J Ackerman Dead
I was one of the lucky folks allowed to take a camera inside the Ackermansion. You can see our tour from 1989 here: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aflALPxejCg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aflALPxejCg</a><!-- m --> You can see Mr. Ackerman at a mini-con here: <!...
- August 25th, 2008, 4:21 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The Passing of a Great Prestidigitator - Barry Price
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3910
Re: The Passing of a Great Prestidigitator - Barry Price
Jennifer,
My sincerest condolences on your loss. You are correct of course, it is a huge loss for the magic community as well. Your father was admired and respected by all who knew him.
My sincerest condolences on your loss. You are correct of course, it is a huge loss for the magic community as well. Your father was admired and respected by all who knew him.
- August 12th, 2008, 1:21 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Roy Johnson still alive?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 18059
Re: Roy Johnson still alive?
Bill, could you give us the link for that page please?
Thanks.
Thanks.
- June 23rd, 2008, 1:44 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: George Carlin Passed Away Today
- Replies: 41
- Views: 6689
Re: George Carlin Passed Away Today
George Carlin on being an icon: "I don't want to go around describing myself as a 'groundbreaker' or a 'difference-maker' because I'm not and I wasn't. But I contributed to people who were saying things that weren't supposed to be said." Mr. Carlin will be long remembered for his thought-p...
- June 18th, 2008, 11:41 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: PRESTO! The New Short Film from Pixar
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4719
Re: PRESTO! The New Short Film from Pixar
Thanks for posting the link. Looks great, as does everything Pixar does. (The review in this week's Time Magazine makes WALL-E sound like a groundbreaking film in several ways, especially for those of us with a soft spot for silent comedy.) I do regret those shots in PRESTO that reinforce to childre...
- May 22nd, 2008, 9:17 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Help With a Quote
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1488
Re: Help With a Quote
OK then. In the words of Rick Blaine, I was misinformed. Thanks Jonathan.
The quote I was searching for (and found in Dr. Whaley's encyclopedia) was this:
"If you want to keep a secret, publish it..." -Will Dexter
The quote I was searching for (and found in Dr. Whaley's encyclopedia) was this:
"If you want to keep a secret, publish it..." -Will Dexter
- May 22nd, 2008, 8:53 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: June Genii arrived in mailbox
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7974
Re: June Genii arrived in mailbox
Finally arrived in Norfolk, VA on the 21st. What a great issue! I will sit down with my copy of Mr Regal's new book, open beside the terrific material in the June Genii, and have a grand three day weekend. Thanks, Richard!
- May 22nd, 2008, 8:48 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Help With a Quote
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1488
Help With a Quote
Folks, I am working on an article about a book collection and want to use the quote about the best way to hide a trick is to put it in a book. Did Jay Marshall say that? Thanks for any help.
- April 16th, 2008, 9:43 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: May Issue of Genii In the Mail!
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7956
- April 15th, 2008, 11:23 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: I need your help/vote!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4014
- March 29th, 2008, 2:42 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Pamela Anderson Injured during Illusion
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3003
Re: Pamela Anderson Injured during Illusion
Thanks for that visual, Richard. Now I'm gonna have to poke out my mind's eye.
- February 20th, 2008, 3:01 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: March Issue of Genii Now in the Mail
- Replies: 83
- Views: 18120
Re: March Issue of Genii Now in the Mail
Norfolk, VA on the 19th. Can't wait to dig into the articles.
- February 8th, 2008, 4:52 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Remembering Doug.
- Replies: 61
- Views: 11874
- December 18th, 2007, 10:23 am
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Virgil and Julie
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1357
- December 18th, 2007, 2:54 am
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Virgil and Julie
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1357
Virgil and Julie
The first big illusion show I saw was Virgil and Julie in 1960. Are there any bios on these performers? I found an on-line reference which says " Julie decided after a while to write a book called The Great Virgil (this from The Last Night of the Hippodrome by Alan Clark). But I cannot find tha...
- December 17th, 2007, 6:06 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: January Issue of Genii Now Arriving in Mail Boxes!
- Replies: 47
- Views: 5803
Re: January Issue of Genii Now Arriving in Mail Boxes!
Just returned from a weekend gig to find the January issue waiting, so it must have arrived in Norfolk, VA on Saturday the 15th. Another beautiful issue!
- October 13th, 2007, 3:31 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Happy Announcement
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1884
Re: Happy Announcement
Congratulations to you both, and welcome home!! Now the real magic begins.
- August 28th, 2007, 9:12 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: nothing cooler
- Replies: 0
- Views: 400
nothing cooler
With all of the hand-wringing I have seen lately here about the publics opinion of magic and magicians, I wanted to pass along a comment from Jon Carroll, who writes for the San Francisco Chronicle. In his column of August 23rd, he mentioned the NY Times Sleight of Mind article, which has already be...
- August 13th, 2007, 9:08 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Novel Ideas
- Replies: 2
- Views: 516
Re: Novel Ideas
Carter Beats the Devil, by Glen David Gold, from 2001 is a terrific book. Amazon has it in softcover for $5 bucks here:
Carter Beats the Devil
(Edited by JM to clean up the link)
Carter Beats the Devil
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- July 13th, 2007, 3:04 am
- Forum: Marketing & Magic Business
- Topic: promotional video
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2600
Re: promotional video
Scott, I am the video production manager at a state university. Our rule of thumb is that the demarcation line for this kind of issue is whether the video is being recorded to sell. As soon as dollars are changing hands, it gets sticky. But if you are making a promotional video, not for resale, and ...
- July 5th, 2007, 12:36 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: thin model sawing
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2441
Re: thin model sawing
Thank you Richard. Recently, I was discussing seeing the illusion performed at the 1961 PCAM convention by John and Irene Daniel, and thought I remembered him saying it was his. My friend insisted that Virgil first performed it. I appreciate getting the correct answer.
- July 5th, 2007, 10:06 am
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: thin model sawing
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2441
thin model sawing
Who invented the thin model sawing a woman in half, and when? Was it John Daniel?
- May 30th, 2007, 2:32 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: June issue of Genii Should Start Arriving Soon
- Replies: 89
- Views: 8448
Re: June issue of Genii Should Start Arriving Soon
June issue arrived in Norfolk, VA on Tuesday 5/29. A beautiful feature story on Shimada.
- April 19th, 2007, 4:11 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: May Issue of Genii in the Mail Today! Let's Track it!
- Replies: 180
- Views: 21757
Re: May Issue of Genii in the Mail Today! Let's Track it!
Norfolk, Virginia on April 19th. This is going to be one of the most prized issues of Genii ever published. Not because of the 3D, which is certainly cool, but because of the interview and the Berglas material it contains. Congratulations Richard, you have done it again.
- April 6th, 2007, 4:42 am
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: Houdini slideshow at Smithsonian.com
- Replies: 2
- Views: 572
- March 23rd, 2007, 8:25 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: WTB: McComb 25 Years Wiser
- Replies: 2
- Views: 496
Re: WTB: McComb 25 Years Wiser
Magic Books by Post has new copies for sale.
www.magic-books.co.uk/
www.magic-books.co.uk/
- January 12th, 2007, 1:13 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Salon De Magie book received!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1927
Re: Salon De Magie book received!
David,
I ordered my copy online December 22nd and it arrived the day after Christmas.
I ordered my copy online December 22nd and it arrived the day after Christmas.
- January 9th, 2007, 8:16 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: WTB Vernon Chronicles 2 & 4 and Elmsley 2
- Replies: 7
- Views: 620
Re: WTB Vernon Chronicles 2 & 4 and Elmsley 2
Vernon Chronicles Volume 4 was a bio of Vernon by Bruce Cervon, also published by L&L.
- January 7th, 2007, 6:20 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Who is this? Wow!
- Replies: 59
- Views: 2688
Re: Who is this? Wow!
My biggest dilemma with magic on video is that its always a given that everybody who appears in the shot is a stooge, because the magic is being performed for the camera, so angles are not an issue. Plus you only get to watch what the camera lets you see, which is not as much as it seems at first. I...
- December 30th, 2006, 5:27 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: "Put some magic in your life"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 984
Re: "Put some magic in your life"
Thanks for the update arnie. Sounds like a must-see show!
- December 29th, 2006, 3:10 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: "Put some magic in your life"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 984
Re: "Put some magic in your life"
Any way to get some more info about this, like where it is being held, or how to go about obtaining tickets?